Marquez and Pedrosa start preparation for the Dutch TT at sunny Assen

Sunny weather (somewhat unusual but universally praised) welcomed the MotoGP field on the opening day of the Dutch TT at Assen, and with a favourable forecast continuing for the rest of the weekend, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa started their preparation for Sunday, working on the RC213V’s race setup.

After setting the fastest time in the morning, Marc continued his work on used tyres and wrapped up the day eighth fastest, just over 6 tenths off the top. In the afternoon, Dani improved his pace from FP1 and ended 11th fastest for the day, 0.126” behind his teammate.

Marc Marquez

8th1'34.041

“All in all, the day was quite good because here in Assen we normally struggle, whereas today I felt good with the bike from the beginning and was able to keep a good rhythm. The bike was a bit unstable, but we improved that with the setup. In the afternoon, we worked a lot for the race, on hard tyres. It looks like everything is going in the correct direction, but at the same time it seems that everything is very tight this weekend. The weather is good, so everyone can prepare well for the race. Choosing the right tyres will be important, especially the rear. We have two very similar options, and that can lead to an advantage or a mistake. We have to choose well.”

Dani Pedrosa

11th1'34.167

“As always, things are a bit difficult at this track, but some runs were better that others. Something we need to focus on is our performance with the soft tyre. Today we weren’t able to improve when we fitted it. Another area we need to address is the T4 sector of the track, where we want to perform better and be faster. For the rest, we’re getting on the rhythm and hopefully we’ll be able to exploit the good weather and take a step tomorrow.”

MotoGP 2018Friday, June 29th 2018

Practice
Round 8
TT AssenAssen

Free Practice Classification

Sunny

Humidity

56%

Track Temp

42°C

Air Temp

23°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.378

2

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.121

3

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.386

4

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.401

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

0.434

6

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.481

7

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.492

8

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.663

9

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.669

10

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.755

11

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.789

12

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

0.868

13

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

0.940

14

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

1.106

15

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

1.144

16

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1.157

17

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.198

18

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.322

19

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.444

20

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1.477

21

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.592

22

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1.909

23

Luthi Tom

12

SWI

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

2.751

24

Simeon Xavier

10

BEL

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

2.779

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Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.

Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.